Photography

 Happy end of January 2021, Its time to say goodbye to January 2021, which has been very interesting this month with some hot spells and cold spells due to weather changes. I decided to use this photograph that I took at Jordan Lake, a few weeks ago that I decided to use for the end of the month this time.

 Hey Hey its Humor Day Part 3 of 4 with getting Al D good and it is  the start of the 7th year with him as his longest student ever!! AL D: How is the possible 7 years with me and getting made fun in a good way? AL B; I guess you can get it old fart. 7 years and counting! Al D; Oh Man, I have to deal with you for more years to come! Al B; Stop falling in mud you old fart. Al D: How about NO! AL B; How about Chimping all the time on the camera so i can catch you finally? Al D; How about you give it a shot and keeping trying to do it! Al B: I am beating you in posts this month!! Al D: Finish this sentence: Its not a .... Al B: Its not a competion! Al D: Thats right.. You have to compete against yourself!  Al B: Give it try and try to catch me chimping all the time on outings? Al D: How about i sneak one on you and catch you chimping on the camera and LCD? ALB: How about Not this time old Al D Al D:I  will catch you next time chimping! Al B: How about i try to catch you everytime you chim

Hey hey it Al back with a snow pictures from earlier today which I used My iPhone XR for these photographs of the snow , since I did not use my camera for these shots. We were supposed to get 1-3 inches of snow accumulation in this area but we only ended up with a dusting of snow.  Some schools in the area of central North Carolina either did remote learning, delayed openings or closed for the day which one school system , did which was Chapel Hill Carrboro City schools. Even though, this was the only snow storm that Some snow stuck to the ground some did not stick to the ground due to the rain before that. In this shot, I did with the snow I used the snow as foreground element and used the remaining of the background to be blurred out to make an interesting photograph that came out really cool for this shot. I hope we might get another snow storm in February this year that might produce more snow and I can take even more pictures of it if is possible to happen this year in North Carol

Heres some more winter activity I was able to catch at my neighborhood pond today during the afternoon to the golden hour which is sunset conditions. This is a Cooper's Hawk. I heard the call of it and looked up and spotted it and took different several pictures of this Cooper Hawk.  The Coopers Hawks reside here in central  North Carolina in the Winter. They like broadleaf trees for nesting and they live in suburban habitat. This one was very mellow and was not spooked very easily at all. I was about 6 feet away from where it perched on the tree, which was very cool to be that close to a Cooper's Hawk in the wild. This is an Adult Female Mallard Duck that I also took pictures of both the Female and Male Ducks in my neighborhood pond during the golden hour which is Sunset conditions. This is a Purple Finch that I also took at my neighborhood pond today. I took the advantage today to get different birds at my pond today to do a post of Winter Activity Part 1 for the blog. This i

 Hey Hey its Al with a new topic for this blog post which is about the New COVID strain that has finally been discovered in The United States. Everyone in the United States, has to double down NOW, due to a new threat of a new variant of COVID strain,  called B.1.1.7 which is deadly strain of the next COVID peaks,  that may spike the numbers of cases in the United States by March 2021. This new strain of COVID will spread more quickly from person to person. This new strain of COVID is more contagious from the other one which is called , COVID 19. This could produce more strains in hospitalizations  in more states and they might have to create field hospitals if the hospitals get over capacity, which could happen in the states. If by March 2021 to late April 2021, Cases in the States of the United States could spike to higher levels again, which we have seen before .  Now the vaccines  are being shipped to states, Now lets talk about the Vaccines they have made for COVID 19 and the New

 Happy, This Day in history let's see what facts happened on this day in history for this week. Lets take a look at them.  1547- Henry the 8th of England dies and is succeeded by his nine year old son, Edward the 6th. 1915- The German Navy attacks US Frieghter, William P. Frye, loaded with wheat for Britian. 1986- The Space Shuttle Challenger, explodes killing all aboard when it explodes right after take off. 

 Let's see what on this day for photographs is on my blog for this week. Nothing to post for  on this day from January 26,2020 and nothing again on January 26,2019 also to post for on this day as well. Lets see what 2018 for on this day is .. Taken on this Day on January 26,2018 its a pair of Mallard Ducks I took at my neighborhood pond that afternoon trying to find more subjects to photograph. Nothing to post on this Day from janizary 26,2017 and nothing to post for  on this day,  from on January 26,2016 

 Happy Monday Color 20. Let's see what Al  picks out for the end of January for this Monday color. This photograph was taken on this day in 2019 which is pretty amazing I decided to use for this Monday color post for the end of January. It's an early spring  blooming tree that I took at my neighborhood pond last year.  I like taking pictures like this to use for Monday Color post for my blog usage. Have a great week and end to January 2021. Stay tuned for Februarys Monday Color posts. 

 I hope you all enjoyed this weekly theme I did for the past week of history facts, let’s see what happens in this day in history for the final day of this week in history day 7. 1932:  Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the presidential election.  1950: Jerusalem becomes the official capital of Israel.  1969: NASA unveils moon- landing craft.  1986: The United States begins maneuvers off the Libyan coast. 

 Welcome back for another post on blog from the Eno River outing , I also did this week with my mentor, Walkabout, AL D. This a White - Throated Sparrow, I photographed at the Eno River, and there so many sparrows in the area where we spotted this sparrow and there was plenty of chances to get photographs of birds at this point in this area. White- Throated Sparrows are common in this area of North Carolina. They like being in woodland edges during the winter months and they can be in flocks of the same type of birds. For this photograph, I decided to do a different angle on it. So this was an interesting shot I did. It has been an attempt for me to compete against myself , and be more better at photographs than where was in 2014 way back. I decided to a new photograph, That I did not do in the past outings at Eno River.  I decided to use the Fungus on this tree to make a different style for this interesting photograph. I decided to use the fungus on thee tree with the rocks and the ba

 1813: During the War of 1812 , British Forces under Henry Proctor defeat a US contingent planning an attack on Fort Detroit.  1912: Second Monte Carlo Auto race begins.  1982: President Ronald Reagan, formally links profess in Arms to control Soviet Repression in Poland. 

 Let's see what happens on This Day in History. 1648: In Maryland the 1st woman lawyer in the colonies, Margaret Brent is denied a vote in the Maryland Assembly. 1785- Chippewa, Deleware, Ottawa and Wyandelt Indians treaty of Fort Mchintosh, ceding present day, Ohio to the United States. 1941- The United States lifts the ban on selling arms to the Soviet Union.

 1327: Edward the 2nd of England is deposed by his eldest son, Edward the 3rd  1945: The Allies sign a truce with the Hungarians. 1977: President Jimmy Carter is sworn in as president and surprises the nation as he walks from the US Capitol Buliding to the White House.

 Here we go back to Jordan Lake which had not very much activity, because its Winter here North Carolina. I went out with my mentor walkabout Al D to do sunset and we caught the International space station while we  were the past sunset conditions. Now, it's time to get to moving with the post this time at Jordan Lake. We are able to see a couple of Great Blue Heron, one Bald Eagle but not much bird activity there. This is a turkey Volture, which we also photographed while I was there and I did not take any pictures of the Bald Eagle which we spotted by my mentor got the pictures of it. This a first quarter moon phase which i took at Jordan Lake while i was there. I am still doing more Astronomy photography now since I have been out of work at 02 Fitness for now 10 months and it could possibly be longer due to safety concerns for me. The sunset was faint but interesting sunset for these conditions at Jordan lake this time. I was able to do different shots that I did not get from th

 Welcome  back to  On this Day # 3on my blog for this week. These are Canadian Geese I took on this Day on January 19,2020 to use on this day for the first picture of this post. Nothing to post on this Day from January 19, 2019.  On this Day back on January 19, 2018, This is an American Robin that I took at my neighborhood pond. Nothing to post on this Day from January 19,2017 or January 19,2016.

 1861: Georgia secedes from the union 1923: The French announces the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.  1937: Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours and 22 minutes.  1981: The United States and Iran, sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers. 

 1486: Henry the 7th marries Elizabeth of York.  1836: Jim Bowie arrives at the Alamo to assist it’s Texas defenders.  1964: Plans are disclosed for the World Trade Center Buildings in New York.  1991: Iraq starts firing scud missiles at Israeli Cities  

 Happy Monday color 19. Let's see what this January Monday color is for this week. Oh yeah its the tree at five oaks pond that I claimed to be my tree when i photographing this tree over there. I got this tree silhouette during sunset conditions. I hope you are all staying extra safe during this big COVID 19 pandemic !!

 Here’s a new weekly theme I thought of for this week called this week in history which I will be doing in the spring again.  Here’s what happened on this day  1773: Captain James Cook becomes the 1st person to cross the Antarctic circle.  1819- Simon Bolivar the “liberator “ proclaims Columbia a republic  1945: The Red Army occupies Warsaw. 

Happy this day in History 4.. Lets see what happened on this day in History shall we. 1236: Henry the 3rd marries Elanory Provence  1864: Confederate President Jefferson Davis writes to General Joseph E. Johnson, observing that troops may need to be sent to Alabama or Mississippi. 1911: The USS Arkansas, the largest US Battleship, is launched from the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Company. 2005: Huygens probe lands on Saturns moon Titan.

 Welcome  back to the adventures of On the Day # 2 on my blog for the year. Heres a Canadain Goos I took at my neighborhood pond on this Day on January 12, 2019. A rewind back to on this Day I took on January 12, 2018, This a house finch I also took at my neighborhood pond, looking for birding subjects to take during the winter months to use on my blog.

 Happy Monday color 18 on my blog. Today is Monday color is silhouette I took at Hilton head with pre rise colors that i decided use for this Mondays color post 18. Have a great Monday everyone!

Welcome back to my blog. So this weeks idea is the odds and Ends of the beginning of 20201. Lets take a look back at this week that I took pictures of . Here we go for this blog post for today. I took this Brown headed Nuthatch at my neighborhood pond this past week on Wednesday when some major event happened in our country which I will explain after all this. This a Great Blue Heron plus the Canadain Geese I also took at My neighboorhood pond on Wednesday Morning before the our country went crazy that afternoon.  This is Black american Duck which I alos took at my neighboorhood pond on Wednesaday when it was splashing around in the water and I was able to catch the moment of the water splashing up after the American Black Duck splashed around, I have attempted this for years at my neighboorhood pond. NOW for the serious Major Event that happened in Washington DC on Wednesday.. As you may now Our President, Donald Trump, is a freaking Outrageous President that the United States has had

 Let’s see what history facts are on this day in history.  1327- King Edward the 2nd of England is deposed  1901- The New York stock exchange trading excels $2 million shares for the 1st time in history.  1980- US President, Jimmy Carter sings the legislation providing $1.5 billion in loans to the Salvage Chrysler Corporation 1999- The impeachment trail of US President , Bill Clinton opens in the us senate. 

 Hey Hey, it's 2021 and New yearly theme this year.  I will be doing on This Day for Tuesdays on my blog. TOO BAD AL D you are banned from on this day on your blog! HAHA! Let's take a look back at 2019 for the first photo for my on this day on January 5 for the blog. This is a male cardinal , I took on this day on January 5,2019. Lets see if AL D does not on this DAY again for his blog 

 Happy 2021 the beginning  of the new posts of 2021 on my blog which I am so far ahead of AL D now for posting ahead of him on his busy days for his blog usage but for me I am going to beat him in posts all year for 2021 every single month this year. So now back to business on Monday color # 17 on January 4,2021. what does Al chose for this monday color post # 17. oh yeah its snow form January 4,2018. I hope this is making you feel like a great start off to 2021 on my blog.